A GRIEVANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 57, 8 March 1889, Page 3

A GRIEVANCE.

THE GOVERNMENT AND AUCKLAND

CONTRACTORS,

AjnjMEEEof local builders have a grievance against the Public Works Department with regard to the tendering for the erection of a new Court-house at Onehunga. In the first place, they blame the Government officials for making tenders receivable only at Wellington, which involves me sending of tenders, with £20 deposit m.each case, with a certainty of being dePwed of the use of the money for we or six weeks. This delay they declare M totally unnecessary, as the Auckland omce might be empowered to hold deposits ™ refund them to the unsuccessful tenders. Their best "growl" is that the specifications provide for the building being erecfad with rimu and totara timber—only we flooring to be of kauri. This, they say, P »nto the hands ofWellington builders, iorn mu aß d totara suitable for building are n°t to be had in Aucklaud. It is conTUled, with reason, that the tenders would have been made alternative for •wjn and other timbers so as to give Auckland builders an equal chance "obtaining the work. The practical wect of the stupid provision for Riming with rimu and totara is that the 2,r a" will cost 20 Pel" cent- more than it "uMit to have done if built of kauri, and " "Ob be so substantial. So convinced Lets Auckland builders of the unfairness of that seven of them who had "«« out tenders resolved at the last ffl°ment not to lodge them.

for ri^oo^ey *s commencing another class tlw Ilemßntary singing and sight reading, tan $• met)tin X taking place at the Chrisan Missioa Hall next Monday evening. 6oid\ noon tO- day Messr??- Tonksand Co. tinh .auc'l'on the privileges in connecCIbK ™th the Hendersons' Mill Turt sol(lV aeetinS- The publican's booth was A, Or£ 2 f 8} G°od Tero Plar boofch ' U ->.